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A return to Auschwitz, 75 years after liberation | WJC President Ronald S. Lauder on CBS
"The one word that symbolizes what happened to the Jewish people was the word Auschwitz," said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder. "It's the largest cemetery in the world. There are a million people buried here. We are now three generations later, and what do we see over and over again is that people forgot."
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WJC responds to mass shooting in Hanau with extreme concern regarding threats against minorities
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said: “The events in Hanau are just two more examples of the far-right violence that targets Jewish citizens, immigrants and all people, who might not fit a long standing and bizarre racial view of some German citizens. Germany, of all countries in Europe, must be sensitive to this deadly and growing issue. This tragedy underscores the need for far more effective measures by the police and authorities to protect the lives of Germany’s minorities.”
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WJC cosponsors panel discussing hate online in Munich
Speaking at the conference, Moscow Chief Rabbi Goldschmidt called on governments to take steps to regulate social media monitoring, saying that “hate and prejudice is commonplace on social media. The [attack on the] Halle synagogue on Yom Kippur and the mosque attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, are prime examples of digitally inspired attacks.”
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Sweden’s reality TV show, ‘Big Brother,’ caught in controversy after contestants admit hating Jews
Following the incident, the President of the WJC-affiliated Swedish Jewish Central Council, Aron Verständig, expressed concern about the impact such a remark could have, saying that “when a person on such a big show as ‘Big Brother,’ which many young people are watching, says something like this, it legitimizes antisemitism.”
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Czech Republic police opens investigation over online shops selling antisemitic children’s books
The chairman of the WJC-affiliated Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic, Petr Papousek, condemned the sale of the book saying it taunts the victims of the Holocaust. Papousek also called on authorities to prevent the further spread of “gross and racist hate speech."
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Nearly 200 Jews visit recently restored Egyptian synagogue for festive Shabbat
The delegation of pilgrims, which comprised Jews living mostly in France, England, Israel, and the United States, arrived in Egypt on Thursday. Before the start of Shabbat, participants visited several Jewish cemeteries, which had been cleaned prior to the delegation’s arrival by the Nebi Daniel Association, an organization that works to preserve Jewish sites in Egypt and organized the weekend’s festivities.
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Euro-Asian Jewish Congress teams up with companies to add new twist to Holocaust documentary
The story revolves around main characters Pinchus Dobin and Al Dobermann, two Jews who for 263 days, collectively hid 26 ghetto prisoners from German soldiers in an underground shelter. The shelter still stands today, on Sukhoi Street in Minsk. The documentary is part of a larger series, The Chronicle of Minsk Ghetto, which has been nominated for recognition by the President of the Republic of Belarus.
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Return to Auschwitz and the courage of survivors, now and in the past | By Judit Illes
WJC Jewish Diplomat reflects on 75th commemoration of Auschwitz liberation: “While nearly two thousand trees flourish in Yad Vashem for the Righteous Among Nations, the Jewish people as a nation have many more heroes to commemorate. Among them, the survivors who returned to Auschwitz and are re-telling their stories today. As they relive their memories of such horrors and pain, they continue to march through the gates of hell to remind us how we should never forget.”
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Time Off: Jews of Germany
The Jewish community in Germany today is around 100,000 people. Unfortunately, the community is facing the rise of antisemitism, especially from the far-right.
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Ladino wisdom for every day
Friday marks International Mother Language Day! Ladino, or Judaeo-Spanish, was spoken by Sephardic Jews across the lands of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Ottoman Empire. Here are some Ladino wisdom gathered across the centuries. With thanks to Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington.
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